Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich tells mourners at 20-year-old Border Police officer Solomon Gavriyah’s funeral that “our officers are on the front lines and over and over again put themselves in the line of danger to protect the people of Israel.
“The actions of the brave Border Police officers, Solomon at the front, prevented an even worse tragedy” during the shooting attack at Har Adar this morning, Alsheich says.
“In recent years, our best officers have been those killed in the line of duty and you, Solomon, as I have heard from your commanders and comrades, were one of them. You saw your work as a mission, and you were motivated in everything you did, and infected those who served with you” with that commitment, he adds.
“To the Gavriyah family, you are an inseparable part of the Border Police family. We reach out our open arms to you today and mourn together with you. The Israel Police today lowers its head in your honor, Solomon, and promises to continue your work. I salute you.”
— Raoul Wootliff
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